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I’ve had some mishaps with the router already

We’ve all been there, done that!
It’s a great tool and incredibly versatile, but it’s also very easy to do something that you didn’t quite intend it to do!!

Mark did one of his live sessions on making a drop top … I don’t recall there being a lot of special tools required. But if it’s still not possible, how about just veneering the top after you’ve carved the…   Read more»

Fantastic! The best bit of wildlife we’ve had in our garden in a sparrow hawk, it took a pigeon out and feasted on it in the bottom corner. 

Ahhhhh – that’s what pigeons are for!!

@johnnierox-boo Great photos, great that they are in your own garden.  I was sat in the kitchen one lunchtime, and “Dad” appeared around the end of reeds around the pond. Don’t often see him so close to the house, so…   Read more»

This same question can be applied to multi scale guitars?  I’ve got one of those … but that’s for another discussion, another day!!   IIRC, Alan Lancaster – Quo’s original bassist back in the early 70’s – used to play…   Read more»

I still got a twinge at 12:45ish….

Take it easy Bill … you don’t want to do too much twingeing in a Motorhome.

Two years ago i was asked by someone I knew So, not a friend this time?? 😉   Serious Question (I know, unusual). What’s the benefit of having a short-scale bass?  Apart from the headstock not being quite so far…   Read more»